Lots of speculation going on about the Moto X, and no doubt
you have seen the picture of the excited couple leaping to their doom with
nary a lifeguard in sight. There are rumors of minor exterior hardware customization,
which is likely since this is fairly easy, having little to no impact on
manufacturing processes. Additionally, the phone will be assembled in the USA
making the time from consumer order, until the Moto X is in hand short, and
thus feasible.

I have two interesting things to add to the whirring rumor
mill of the impending Moto X. First,
this is still not the Google phone that tech nerds, geeks and consumers with
their ear-to-the-ground have been waiting for. That is, while this phone has
seen decidedly more input from Google than any past Motorola phone, Google has
still not expelled the level of energy that one would expect post acquisition of
Motorola mobile on this phone. That phone, will be next years phone. Second, and more predictably, the screen will
be 4.7 to 5 inches.

Whatever the case, I’m very much looking forward to the Moto
X. Undoubtedly Google’s focus on durability, battery life, and rich feature
customizable software for their yet to be fully realized phone hardware wing,
seeped through into the phone we will see this month. Google will be briefing a
small group of tech insiders around July 11th, and training employees on the
Moto X even before then in Chicago and elsewhere. Lets see what happens.